BBC Proms 2019 Prom 02 - A Bohemian Rhapsody (320kbps .mp3)
Live at BBC Proms: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša and violinist Joshua Bell in an all-Czech programme of Dvorak and Smetana
01. Dvořák - Violin Concert in A minor
01a. Introduction to Dvorak’s Violin Concert in A minor
02. Dvořák - Cavatina for 2 violins and viola (from Op.75a) (encore)
03. Smetana - Má vlast
03a. Introduction to Smetana’s Má vlast
04. Smetana - The Bartered Bride - Polka and Furiant (encore)
Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša
Joshua Bell, violin
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Following his thrilling Proms debut in 2017, Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša returns with two popular masterpieces from his homeland.
With its song-like slow movement and irrepressible, folk-infused finale, Dvořák’s Violin Concerto is one of the best-loved in the repertoire. American virtuoso Joshua Bell joins the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra as soloist.
Journey through the Czech countryside in the second half with Smetana’s symphonic suite Má vlast (‘My Country’) – a colourful celebration of a nation’s landscape, castles and warriors, with the sweeping melody of ‘Vltava’ at its heart.
05. Proms 2019 Prom 02, Proms Plus Talk
Interval: Proms Plus: An introduction to Smetana's Má vlast with Czech-born former manager of the BBC World Service, Sir John Tusa, and musicologist Dr. Nicholas Baragwanath. recorded earlier this evening at Imperial College Union and introduced by Petroc Trelawny. Producer Helen Garrison.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley
Broadcast: 20 July 2019
